Senior Research Engineer

Matic is an active consumer-robotics company selling an autonomous home floor-cleaning robot that vacuums and mops using on-device computer vision and mapping.

Menlo Park, California, United States
About Matic

Matic develops, manufactures, and sells home-cleaning robots. Its current product uses camera-based perception, mapping, navigation, voice and gesture controls, with substantial processing performed on-device.

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Candidate Availability

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About the Role

You will lead perception research, develop computer-vision algorithms and neural-network architectures, create 3D vision systems, scale machine-learning infrastructure, deploy ML pipelines to edge devices, improve algorithm performance, mentor engineers, and shape perception strategy and roadmaps.

Requirements

  • Computer vision
  • Machine learning
  • 3D perception
  • Multi-class object detection
  • SLAM
  • Robotics controls
  • Rust or C++
  • Python
  • PyTorch
  • ML frameworks
  • Scalable codebase architecture
  • Technical project leadership
  • Engineering mentorship
  • Publication record or equivalent technical leadership
  • Master's degree in a relevant field
  • 4+ years of applied computer vision, machine learning, or robotics experience

Responsibilities

  • Lead research on perception problems for home environments
  • Architect and develop computer-vision algorithms
  • Design neural-network architectures for edge deployment and real-time performance
  • Develop 3D geometry-based vision systems
  • Build and scale machine-learning infrastructure
  • Improve algorithm accuracy, speed, and robustness
  • Deploy ML pipelines on resource-constrained edge devices
  • Lead technical efforts toward Level 5 autonomy
  • Mentor junior engineers
  • Contribute to perception strategy and roadmap planning

Benefits

  • Equity through the discretionary equity program
  • Medical coverage
  • Dental coverage
  • Vision coverage
  • Access to a 401(k) plan